Modern office, large social scene, free fruit and drinks provided. Good equipment provided and a nice HR team.

Cons

People disappear, can feel unstable and unsettling. Not much opportunity for progression in the editorial roles. Supposed to be a twice a year bonus but hasn’t happened for the last 2 due to instability/profit.

Lack of vision and inconsistent management from top team. Company is crippled by siloing and overt favouritism, with strategy and approach changing overnight with no consultation with the people who will be effected. The same approach is also taken with redundancies and departing staff members, with no support given to those who remain by the top team or the HR department.

Top Team
Office
Staff turn around
COO is old school and chauvinistic
When I join Packed it was a nice place to work, but over two years they made lots of people redundant. Having a huge recruitment drive previously, to then follow with making 200+ staff in Mumbai "redundant" then followed by key people in the Birmingham office.

Good benefits like Pension
Generally friendly people
Flexible working (although not as good as it used to be)

Cons

No development including basic product training
Negative team atmosphere
Lack of responsibility taken across the business
Not a collaborative environment
People seem to just disappear, if you’re lucky a notice will go out saying they’ve left

- Good worklife balance
- Friendly, inclusive and open office
- Diverse and integrated culture
- Professional Development
- Exposure to new areas of work, opportunities to achieve
- Day to Day perks, reward programmes
- Flex time, work from home

Cons

- Rapidly changing environment, in some areas this is a pro, in others it needs more management
- Different performance expectations depending on the team you work in